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"The dialogue is constantly confronting, articulate and stimulating, the intellectual exchanges piercing at times. Cronenberg's direction is at one with the writer's diamond-hard rigor..."Hollywood Reporter "Mr. Fassbender is entirely persuasive...and Mr. Mortensen is intriguingly nuanced."Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he flick is a view of our perpetually nascent relationship to medicine, and particularly the study of consiousness....Michael Fassbender is reliably great..."Box Office "[I]t is talk -- smart, satisfying and sometimes even thrilling -- that is at the heart of A DANGEROUS METHOD....The confident directing style of David is essential in making this kind of intellectually stimulating cinema look easy."Los Angeles Times "[A] subtle and intellectually thrilling true story..."New York Times "[T]he exchanges between Fassbenders Jung and Mortensens Freud are the movies greatest pleasures."Movieline "Mortensen, cast against type, particularly excels in the part."A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A]bsorbing....Mortensen's performance is masterful in the way it shows Freud as a contained, analytical logician..."Chicago Sun-Times "Fassbender emits a real erotic charge....The movie is a sturdily constructed triangle of desires." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Leave it to Cronenberg to make the cerebral sizzle....The actors give it their all, especially Knightley..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "[I]ts very restraint makes A DANGEROUS METHOD perhaps Cronenberg's most transgressive movie yet, one in which ideas - rather than their fetishistic signifiers - possess more energy and verve than the most calculated shock effect."Washington Post30.32045

"The dialogue is constantly confronting, articulate and stimulating, the intellectual exchanges piercing at times. Cronenberg's direction is at one with the writer's diamond-hard rigor..."Hollywood Reporter "Mr. Fassbender is entirely persuasive...and Mr. Mortensen is intriguingly nuanced."Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he flick is a view of our perpetually nascent relationship to medicine, and particularly the study of consiousness....Michael Fassbender is reliably great..."Box Office "[I]t is talk -- smart, satisfying and sometimes even thrilling -- that is at the heart of A DANGEROUS METHOD....The confident directing style of David is essential in making this kind of intellectually stimulating cinema look easy."Los Angeles Times "[A] subtle and intellectually thrilling true story..."New York Times "[T]he exchanges between Fassbenders Jung and Mortensens Freud are the movies greatest pleasures."Movieline "Mortensen, cast against type, particularly excels in the part."A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A]bsorbing....Mortensen's performance is masterful in the way it shows Freud as a contained, analytical logician..."Chicago Sun-Times "Fassbender emits a real erotic charge....The movie is a sturdily constructed triangle of desires." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Leave it to Cronenberg to make the cerebral sizzle....The actors give it their all, especially Knightley..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "[I]ts very restraint makes A DANGEROUS METHOD perhaps Cronenberg's most transgressive movie yet, one in which ideas - rather than their fetishistic signifiers - possess more energy and verve than the most calculated shock effect."Washington Post30.32045

"The dialogue is constantly confronting, articulate and stimulating, the intellectual exchanges piercing at times. Cronenberg's direction is at one with the writer's diamond-hard rigor..."Hollywood Reporter "Mr. Fassbender is entirely persuasive...and Mr. Mortensen is intriguingly nuanced."Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he flick is a view of our perpetually nascent relationship to medicine, and particularly the study of consiousness....Michael Fassbender is reliably great..."Box Office "[I]t is talk -- smart, satisfying and sometimes even thrilling -- that is at the heart of A DANGEROUS METHOD....The confident directing style of David is essential in making this kind of intellectually stimulating cinema look easy."Los Angeles Times "[A] subtle and intellectually thrilling true story..."New York Times "[T]he exchanges between Fassbenders Jung and Mortensens Freud are the movies greatest pleasures."Movieline "Mortensen, cast against type, particularly excels in the part."A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A]bsorbing....Mortensen's performance is masterful in the way it shows Freud as a contained, analytical logician..."Chicago Sun-Times "Fassbender emits a real erotic charge....The movie is a sturdily constructed triangle of desires." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Leave it to Cronenberg to make the cerebral sizzle....The actors give it their all, especially Knightley..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "[I]ts very restraint makes A DANGEROUS METHOD perhaps Cronenberg's most transgressive movie yet, one in which ideas - rather than their fetishistic signifiers - possess more energy and verve than the most calculated shock effect."Washington Post30.32045

"The dialogue is constantly confronting, articulate and stimulating, the intellectual exchanges piercing at times. Cronenberg's direction is at one with the writer's diamond-hard rigor..."Hollywood Reporter "Mr. Fassbender is entirely persuasive...and Mr. Mortensen is intriguingly nuanced."Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he flick is a view of our perpetually nascent relationship to medicine, and particularly the study of consiousness....Michael Fassbender is reliably great..."Box Office "[I]t is talk -- smart, satisfying and sometimes even thrilling -- that is at the heart of A DANGEROUS METHOD....The confident directing style of David is essential in making this kind of intellectually stimulating cinema look easy."Los Angeles Times "[A] subtle and intellectually thrilling true story..."New York Times "[T]he exchanges between Fassbenders Jung and Mortensens Freud are the movies greatest pleasures."Movieline "Mortensen, cast against type, particularly excels in the part."A.V. Club 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A]bsorbing....Mortensen's performance is masterful in the way it shows Freud as a contained, analytical logician..."Chicago Sun-Times "Fassbender emits a real erotic charge....The movie is a sturdily constructed triangle of desires." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Leave it to Cronenberg to make the cerebral sizzle....The actors give it their all, especially Knightley..."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "[I]ts very restraint makes A DANGEROUS METHOD perhaps Cronenberg's most transgressive movie yet, one in which ideas - rather than their fetishistic signifiers - possess more energy and verve than the most calculated shock effect."Washington Post30.32045

"Some of the performers -- especially Maria Bello as the hero's wife and Ed Harris as a mysterious stranger -- are gripping." Movieline's Hollywood Life "The family tableau that ends the film is as chilling and redemptive as anything Cronenberg has ever crafted....You won't know what hit you." Rolling Stone "Cronenberg plays that pulp-revenge thriller plot with a perfectly pitched straight face throughout..." Uncut "It's about the violence that surpasseth all understanding -- a cataclysm of awful consequence that unfolds with insidious intimacy and a Cronenbergian delight in the animal squish and shock of torn bodies." -- Grade: A Entertainment Weekly "A masterpiece of indirection and pure visceral thrills, David Cronenberg's latest mindblower, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, is the feel-good, feel-bad movie of the year." New York Times "Cronenberg's masterful, intelligent and gripping meta-thriller leaves us pondering about our enduringly perverse desire for alternative realities, in which surrogate violent alter egos run righteously and preposterously amok." Sight and Sound "[With] a fabulous Ed Harris in Blues Brothers shades as a mutilated Mob smoothie; the best William Hurt in years; and career-topping work by both leads. Always keeping us unbalanced, VIOLENCE finally seems less eccentric than scintillatingly original."USA Today "[I]t's tight, exciting, and, let's not forget, hilarious." Premiere Ranked #1 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "An heroic mainstream comeback for director David Cronenberg....A modern American masterpiece." Uncut Included in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Films Of The Year -- "Right to the last shot, this thrilling, hardheaded movie refuses to draw conclusions....This is the best movie of the year." Entertainment Weekly30.27023

"Some of the performers -- especially Maria Bello as the hero's wife and Ed Harris as a mysterious stranger -- are gripping." Movieline's Hollywood Life "The family tableau that ends the film is as chilling and redemptive as anything Cronenberg has ever crafted....You won't know what hit you." Rolling Stone "Cronenberg plays that pulp-revenge thriller plot with a perfectly pitched straight face throughout..." Uncut "It's about the violence that surpasseth all understanding -- a cataclysm of awful consequence that unfolds with insidious intimacy and a Cronenbergian delight in the animal squish and shock of torn bodies." -- Grade: A Entertainment Weekly "A masterpiece of indirection and pure visceral thrills, David Cronenberg's latest mindblower, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, is the feel-good, feel-bad movie of the year." New York Times "Cronenberg's masterful, intelligent and gripping meta-thriller leaves us pondering about our enduringly perverse desire for alternative realities, in which surrogate violent alter egos run righteously and preposterously amok." Sight and Sound "[With] a fabulous Ed Harris in Blues Brothers shades as a mutilated Mob smoothie; the best William Hurt in years; and career-topping work by both leads. Always keeping us unbalanced, VIOLENCE finally seems less eccentric than scintillatingly original."USA Today "[I]t's tight, exciting, and, let's not forget, hilarious." Premiere Ranked #1 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "An heroic mainstream comeback for director David Cronenberg....A modern American masterpiece." Uncut Included in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Films Of The Year -- "Right to the last shot, this thrilling, hardheaded movie refuses to draw conclusions....This is the best movie of the year." Entertainment Weekly30.27023

"HIDALGO was obviously inspired by Carroll Ballard's landmark 1979 horse film, THE BLACK STALLION. This movie also has the handsome, weathered look of BLUEBERRY."New York Times "HIDALGO has a sweet-natured appeal that welcomes sentiment without overdoing it."Los Angeles Times "[D]irected with love for scale and location by Joe Johnston..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]he film makes its points about character, courage and perseverance in crowd-pleasing fashion." Box Office "HIDALGO is an old-fashioned saga with adventure writ large, grand vistas and a stalwart hero."USA Today30.27023

"HIDALGO was obviously inspired by Carroll Ballard's landmark 1979 horse film, THE BLACK STALLION. This movie also has the handsome, weathered look of BLUEBERRY."New York Times "HIDALGO has a sweet-natured appeal that welcomes sentiment without overdoing it."Los Angeles Times "[D]irected with love for scale and location by Joe Johnston..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]he film makes its points about character, courage and perseverance in crowd-pleasing fashion." Box Office "HIDALGO is an old-fashioned saga with adventure writ large, grand vistas and a stalwart hero."USA Today30.27023

"HIDALGO was obviously inspired by Carroll Ballard's landmark 1979 horse film, THE BLACK STALLION. This movie also has the handsome, weathered look of BLUEBERRY."New York Times "HIDALGO has a sweet-natured appeal that welcomes sentiment without overdoing it."Los Angeles Times "[D]irected with love for scale and location by Joe Johnston..." Entertainment Weekly "[T]he film makes its points about character, courage and perseverance in crowd-pleasing fashion." Box Office "HIDALGO is an old-fashioned saga with adventure writ large, grand vistas and a stalwart hero."USA Today30.27023

"Some of the performers -- especially Maria Bello as the hero's wife and Ed Harris as a mysterious stranger -- are gripping." Movieline's Hollywood Life "The family tableau that ends the film is as chilling and redemptive as anything Cronenberg has ever crafted....You won't know what hit you." Rolling Stone "Cronenberg plays that pulp-revenge thriller plot with a perfectly pitched straight face throughout..." Uncut "It's about the violence that surpasseth all understanding -- a cataclysm of awful consequence that unfolds with insidious intimacy and a Cronenbergian delight in the animal squish and shock of torn bodies." -- Grade: A Entertainment Weekly "A masterpiece of indirection and pure visceral thrills, David Cronenberg's latest mindblower, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, is the feel-good, feel-bad movie of the year." New York Times "Cronenberg's masterful, intelligent and gripping meta-thriller leaves us pondering about our enduringly perverse desire for alternative realities, in which surrogate violent alter egos run righteously and preposterously amok." Sight and Sound "[With] a fabulous Ed Harris in Blues Brothers shades as a mutilated Mob smoothie; the best William Hurt in years; and career-topping work by both leads. Always keeping us unbalanced, VIOLENCE finally seems less eccentric than scintillatingly original."USA Today "[I]t's tight, exciting, and, let's not forget, hilarious." Premiere Ranked #1 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "An heroic mainstream comeback for director David Cronenberg....A modern American masterpiece." Uncut Included in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Films Of The Year -- "Right to the last shot, this thrilling, hardheaded movie refuses to draw conclusions....This is the best movie of the year." Entertainment Weekly30.27023

"...The Catskills community is lovingly drawn....[An] excellent 60's soundtrack..." Sight and Sound "...An impressive emtional depth and richness of detail..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Premiere "...Seductive....[A] beautifully acted tale of romance and responsibility...' New York Times "...The film's characters are affecting....It's solidly unpretentious and has a good sense of what it wants to accomplish, which is to show that even good people sometimes lose their heads..."USA Today "...A film of exceptional emotional honesty....[The] film goes right up to the edge, inviting compassion rather than uneasy laughter..."Los Angeles Times29.96892

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Brilliant film. Brilliant director....Cronenberg brings us face to face with the horror of self."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "EASTERN PROMISES has a compelling story and strong performances....Provocative and engrossing, with an intriguing twist near the conclusion."USA Today "Mr. Cronenberg insists on getting under your skin. The result is a movie whose images and implications are likely to stay in your head for a long time."New York Times "[I]ntriguing....EASTERN PROMISES unpeels like an onion of corruption, with double crosses and deceptions, and ordinary do-gooders in way over their heads. Cronenberg's craftsmanship is seductive." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ynotic and queasy, it delivers the director's trademark traumas in abundance."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] distinctive new spin on the London crime yarn: a bleak, unsettling thriller that's nightmare made flesh."Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cronenberg] revels in the detail, fascinated by conflicted nostalgia for the old country and the tattoos that ensure a Russian gangster's past is permanently etched into his body..."Empire "The continuity between EASTERN PROMISES and Cronenberg's early works is maintained through two themes: violence and the body. The violence in EASTERN PROMISES is at times breathtakingly brutal..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The excellent Mortensen is utterly mesmeric....A darkly unforgettable crime thriller..."Ultimate DVD "Expertly realized and gummetal slick, EASTERN PROMISES whirs along with perfect efficiency..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] brutally mesmeric tale of the Russian mob in London."Rolling Stone "David Cronenberg's harsh but powerful film conjures up a violent world of bottomless evil, yet holds out, through Anna and Ms. Watts's lovely performance, the possibility of doing good."Wall Street Journal22.72778

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Brilliant film. Brilliant director....Cronenberg brings us face to face with the horror of self."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "EASTERN PROMISES has a compelling story and strong performances....Provocative and engrossing, with an intriguing twist near the conclusion."USA Today "Mr. Cronenberg insists on getting under your skin. The result is a movie whose images and implications are likely to stay in your head for a long time."New York Times "[I]ntriguing....EASTERN PROMISES unpeels like an onion of corruption, with double crosses and deceptions, and ordinary do-gooders in way over their heads. Cronenberg's craftsmanship is seductive." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ynotic and queasy, it delivers the director's trademark traumas in abundance."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] distinctive new spin on the London crime yarn: a bleak, unsettling thriller that's nightmare made flesh."Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cronenberg] revels in the detail, fascinated by conflicted nostalgia for the old country and the tattoos that ensure a Russian gangster's past is permanently etched into his body..."Empire "The continuity between EASTERN PROMISES and Cronenberg's early works is maintained through two themes: violence and the body. The violence in EASTERN PROMISES is at times breathtakingly brutal..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The excellent Mortensen is utterly mesmeric....A darkly unforgettable crime thriller..."Ultimate DVD "Expertly realized and gummetal slick, EASTERN PROMISES whirs along with perfect efficiency..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] brutally mesmeric tale of the Russian mob in London."Rolling Stone "David Cronenberg's harsh but powerful film conjures up a violent world of bottomless evil, yet holds out, through Anna and Ms. Watts's lovely performance, the possibility of doing good."Wall Street Journal22.72778

3 stars out of 4 -- "EASTERN PROMISES has a compelling story and strong performances....Provocative and engrossing, with an intriguing twist near the conclusion."USA Today 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ynotic and queasy, it delivers the director's trademark traumas in abundance."Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cronenberg] revels in the detail, fascinated by conflicted nostalgia for the old country and the tattoos that ensure a Russian gangster's past is permanently etched into his body..."Empire 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Brilliant film. Brilliant director....Cronenberg brings us face to face with the horror of self."Rolling Stone "[I]ntriguing....EASTERN PROMISES unpeels like an onion of corruption, with double crosses and deceptions, and ordinary do-gooders in way over their heads. Cronenberg's craftsmanship is seductive." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "Expertly realized and gummetal slick, EASTERN PROMISES whirs along with perfect efficiency..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] brutally mesmeric tale of the Russian mob in London."Rolling Stone "Mr. Cronenberg insists on getting under your skin. The result is a movie whose images and implications are likely to stay in your head for a long time."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] distinctive new spin on the London crime yarn: a bleak, unsettling thriller that's nightmare made flesh."Uncut "The continuity between EASTERN PROMISES and Cronenberg's early works is maintained through two themes: violence and the body. The violence in EASTERN PROMISES is at times breathtakingly brutal..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The excellent Mortensen is utterly mesmeric....A darkly unforgettable crime thriller..."Ultimate DVD "David Cronenberg's harsh but powerful film conjures up a violent world of bottomless evil, yet holds out, through Anna and Ms. Watts's lovely performance, the possibility of doing good."Wall Street Journal22.72778

3 stars out of 4 -- "EASTERN PROMISES has a compelling story and strong performances....Provocative and engrossing, with an intriguing twist near the conclusion."USA Today "[I]ntriguing....EASTERN PROMISES unpeels like an onion of corruption, with double crosses and deceptions, and ordinary do-gooders in way over their heads. Cronenberg's craftsmanship is seductive." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cronenberg] revels in the detail, fascinated by conflicted nostalgia for the old country and the tattoos that ensure a Russian gangster's past is permanently etched into his body..."Empire 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Brilliant film. Brilliant director....Cronenberg brings us face to face with the horror of self."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ynotic and queasy, it delivers the director's trademark traumas in abundance."Uncut "Expertly realized and gummetal slick, EASTERN PROMISES whirs along with perfect efficiency..."Los Angeles Times Ranked #4 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "[A] brutally mesmeric tale of the Russian mob in London."Rolling Stone "Mr. Cronenberg insists on getting under your skin. The result is a movie whose images and implications are likely to stay in your head for a long time."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] distinctive new spin on the London crime yarn: a bleak, unsettling thriller that's nightmare made flesh."Uncut "The continuity between EASTERN PROMISES and Cronenberg's early works is maintained through two themes: violence and the body. The violence in EASTERN PROMISES is at times breathtakingly brutal..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "The excellent Mortensen is utterly mesmeric....A darkly unforgettable crime thriller..."Ultimate DVD "David Cronenberg's harsh but powerful film conjures up a violent world of bottomless evil, yet holds out, through Anna and Ms. Watts's lovely performance, the possibility of doing good."Wall Street Journal22.72778

4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n emotionally intense, riveting and overwhelmingly powerful look at a man and his young son traveling a long road while trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world."Box Office "[D]irector John Hiillcoat has found exactly the right actor in Mortensen to convey abiding faith among the ruins."Rolling Stone "[S]pookily convincing...Viggo Mortensen, as a man wandering the wasteland with his young son, has a tremulous woundedness."Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Hillcoat -- through the artistry of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee -- carries the fire of our shared humanity and lets it burn bright and true."Rolling Stone 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "At the heart of this bleak story are two astounding performances. Viggo Mortensen is superb....[and Smit-McPhee's] sweet voice and innocence are ideally suited to the role."USA Today "The theme of unswerving love is strong. The spectacle of a blasted planed holds a fateful attraction."Wall Street Journal "[D]irector John Hillcoat and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe supply some arresting images of an earth that's literally dying, shrouded in ash and littered with the artifacts of an unthinkable human tragedy."A.V. Club "The most arresting aspect of THE ROAD is just how fully the filmmakers have realized this bleak, blighted landscape of a modern society reduced to savagery."New York Times 3 .5 stars out of 4 -- "The external events of the novel have been boldly solved, and this is an awesome production."Chicago Sun-Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "The performances by Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are acutely credible, with the boy avoiding all the pitfalls of child actors."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The] tender moments between father and son ache with emotion, and resonate as strongly as any of Hillcoat's de-saturated visions of despair and terror."Empire "John Hillcoat's film showcases intense performances from its leads as they struggle to preserve their humanity..."Total Film0.8974033

4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n emotionally intense, riveting and overwhelmingly powerful look at a man and his young son traveling a long road while trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world."Box Office "[D]irector John Hiillcoat has found exactly the right actor in Mortensen to convey abiding faith among the ruins."Rolling Stone "[S]pookily convincing...Viggo Mortensen, as a man wandering the wasteland with his young son, has a tremulous woundedness."Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Hillcoat -- through the artistry of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee -- carries the fire of our shared humanity and lets it burn bright and true."Rolling Stone 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "At the heart of this bleak story are two astounding performances. Viggo Mortensen is superb....[and Smit-McPhee's] sweet voice and innocence are ideally suited to the role."USA Today "The theme of unswerving love is strong. The spectacle of a blasted planed holds a fateful attraction."Wall Street Journal "[D]irector John Hillcoat and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe supply some arresting images of an earth that's literally dying, shrouded in ash and littered with the artifacts of an unthinkable human tragedy."A.V. Club "The most arresting aspect of THE ROAD is just how fully the filmmakers have realized this bleak, blighted landscape of a modern society reduced to savagery."New York Times 3 .5 stars out of 4 -- "The external events of the novel have been boldly solved, and this is an awesome production."Chicago Sun-Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "The performances by Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are acutely credible, with the boy avoiding all the pitfalls of child actors."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The] tender moments between father and son ache with emotion, and resonate as strongly as any of Hillcoat's de-saturated visions of despair and terror."Empire "John Hillcoat's film showcases intense performances from its leads as they struggle to preserve their humanity..."Total Film0.8974033

4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n emotionally intense, riveting and overwhelmingly powerful look at a man and his young son traveling a long road while trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world."Box Office "[D]irector John Hiillcoat has found exactly the right actor in Mortensen to convey abiding faith among the ruins."Rolling Stone "[S]pookily convincing...Viggo Mortensen, as a man wandering the wasteland with his young son, has a tremulous woundedness."Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Hillcoat -- through the artistry of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee -- carries the fire of our shared humanity and lets it burn bright and true."Rolling Stone 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "At the heart of this bleak story are two astounding performances. Viggo Mortensen is superb....[and Smit-McPhee's] sweet voice and innocence are ideally suited to the role."USA Today "The theme of unswerving love is strong. The spectacle of a blasted planed holds a fateful attraction."Wall Street Journal "[D]irector John Hillcoat and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe supply some arresting images of an earth that's literally dying, shrouded in ash and littered with the artifacts of an unthinkable human tragedy."A.V. Club "The most arresting aspect of THE ROAD is just how fully the filmmakers have realized this bleak, blighted landscape of a modern society reduced to savagery."New York Times 3 .5 stars out of 4 -- "The external events of the novel have been boldly solved, and this is an awesome production."Chicago Sun-Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "The performances by Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are acutely credible, with the boy avoiding all the pitfalls of child actors."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The] tender moments between father and son ache with emotion, and resonate as strongly as any of Hillcoat's de-saturated visions of despair and terror."Empire "John Hillcoat's film showcases intense performances from its leads as they struggle to preserve their humanity..."Total Film0.8974032

4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n emotionally intense, riveting and overwhelmingly powerful look at a man and his young son traveling a long road while trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world."Box Office "[D]irector John Hiillcoat has found exactly the right actor in Mortensen to convey abiding faith among the ruins."Rolling Stone "[S]pookily convincing...Viggo Mortensen, as a man wandering the wasteland with his young son, has a tremulous woundedness."Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Hillcoat -- through the artistry of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee -- carries the fire of our shared humanity and lets it burn bright and true."Rolling Stone 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "At the heart of this bleak story are two astounding performances. Viggo Mortensen is superb....[and Smit-McPhee's] sweet voice and innocence are ideally suited to the role."USA Today "The theme of unswerving love is strong. The spectacle of a blasted planed holds a fateful attraction."Wall Street Journal "[D]irector John Hillcoat and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe supply some arresting images of an earth that's literally dying, shrouded in ash and littered with the artifacts of an unthinkable human tragedy."A.V. Club "The most arresting aspect of THE ROAD is just how fully the filmmakers have realized this bleak, blighted landscape of a modern society reduced to savagery."New York Times 3 .5 stars out of 4 -- "The external events of the novel have been boldly solved, and this is an awesome production."Chicago Sun-Times 5 stars out of 5 -- "The performances by Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are acutely credible, with the boy avoiding all the pitfalls of child actors."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The] tender moments between father and son ache with emotion, and resonate as strongly as any of Hillcoat's de-saturated visions of despair and terror."Empire "John Hillcoat's film showcases intense performances from its leads as they struggle to preserve their humanity..."Total Film0.8974032

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] terrific Western, a potently acted powerhouse that sticks in the mind and the heart....There is nothing abstract about Harris' approach to APPALOOSA. Every frame of the movie indicates his bone-deep respect for classic film Westerns..."Rolling Stone "[I]n Harris and costar Viggo Mortensen, it has two actors who beautifully play the kind of tough, laconic, unflappable men Westerns could not exist without."Los Angeles Times "The dialogue, based on Robert B. Parker's novel and co-written by director and star Ed Harris, is a major asset....The movie's undeniable highlight is the chemistry between Harris and Viggo Mortenson..."USA Today "Mr. Harris can be an imposingly serious actor...but there is often a saving glint of mischief in his eye. And in APPALOOSA, his second feature as director, he leavens the atmosphere of costumed rigidity and somber stoicism with sly, relaxed humor."New York Times "Irons is enjoyable nasty, enough to make you wonder why no one thought to cast him in a Western before."Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "Ed Harris is the latest to Hollywood player to tackle the western genre....The laid-back lawmen supply the main pleasures..."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film sets about a gutsy collection of brawls, gunfights and getaways to spell out its celebration of John Ford's tall tales..."Empire0.6088011

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] terrific Western, a potently acted powerhouse that sticks in the mind and the heart....There is nothing abstract about Harris' approach to APPALOOSA. Every frame of the movie indicates his bone-deep respect for classic film Westerns..."Rolling Stone "[I]n Harris and costar Viggo Mortensen, it has two actors who beautifully play the kind of tough, laconic, unflappable men Westerns could not exist without."Los Angeles Times "The dialogue, based on Robert B. Parker's novel and co-written by director and star Ed Harris, is a major asset....The movie's undeniable highlight is the chemistry between Harris and Viggo Mortenson..."USA Today "Mr. Harris can be an imposingly serious actor...but there is often a saving glint of mischief in his eye. And in APPALOOSA, his second feature as director, he leavens the atmosphere of costumed rigidity and somber stoicism with sly, relaxed humor."New York Times "Irons is enjoyable nasty, enough to make you wonder why no one thought to cast him in a Western before."Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "Ed Harris is the latest to Hollywood player to tackle the western genre....The laid-back lawmen supply the main pleasures..."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film sets about a gutsy collection of brawls, gunfights and getaways to spell out its celebration of John Ford's tall tales..."Empire0.6088011

"Mr. Harris can be an imposingly serious actor...but there is often a saving glint of mischief in his eye. And in APPALOOSA, his second feature as director, he leavens the atmosphere of costumed rigidity and somber stoicism with sly, relaxed humor."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Ed Harris is the latest to Hollywood player to tackle the western genre....The laid-back lawmen supply the main pleasures..."Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he film sets about a gutsy collection of brawls, gunfights and getaways to spell out its celebration of John Ford's tall tales..."Empire 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] terrific Western, a potently acted powerhouse that sticks in the mind and the heart....There is nothing abstract about Harris' approach to APPALOOSA. Every frame of the movie indicates his bone-deep respect for classic film Westerns..."Rolling Stone "[I]n Harris and costar Viggo Mortensen, it has two actors who beautifully play the kind of tough, laconic, unflappable men Westerns could not exist without."Los Angeles Times "The dialogue, based on Robert B. Parker's novel and co-written by director and star Ed Harris, is a major asset....The movie's undeniable highlight is the chemistry between Harris and Viggo Mortenson..."USA Today "Irons is enjoyable nasty, enough to make you wonder why no one thought to cast him in a Western before."Entertainment Weekly0.6088011

"...Pacino brings vast entertainment value to [the film]....[Penn gives a] strange, jarringly intense performance..." New York Times "...A fierce Pacino performance...and a trio of big action sequences as exciting as anything seen on screen..." Sight and Sound "...Rich with irony and keen in its attention to detail. Handsomely made, expertly directed and colorfully acted....Brian De Palma is in top form with CARLITO'S WAY..." Variety "...A smoother piece of filmmaking than SCARFACE....It's fun to see Sean Penn ham it up again....His energetic performance keeps you watching..." Entertainment Weekly "...Brian De Palma in his best films is a muscular director who relishes over-the-top behavior, and here he paints a gallery of colorful gangsters and lowlifes..." Chicago Sun-Times "...Pacino is the sexiest he's ever been as the Puerto Rican crook, but it's Penn who really steals the show..." Total Film "Penn's spectacularly flashy supporting role marked his best work in a decade."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "An exciting and wildly entertaining romp through a seedy 1970s NYC....This movie has lots of heart and style..."Premiere0.3013094

"...Pacino brings vast entertainment value to [the film]....[Penn gives a] strange, jarringly intense performance..." New York Times "...A fierce Pacino performance...and a trio of big action sequences as exciting as anything seen on screen..." Sight and Sound "...Rich with irony and keen in its attention to detail. Handsomely made, expertly directed and colorfully acted....Brian De Palma is in top form with CARLITO'S WAY..." Variety "...A smoother piece of filmmaking than SCARFACE....It's fun to see Sean Penn ham it up again....His energetic performance keeps you watching..." Entertainment Weekly "...Brian De Palma in his best films is a muscular director who relishes over-the-top behavior, and here he paints a gallery of colorful gangsters and lowlifes..." Chicago Sun-Times "...Pacino is the sexiest he's ever been as the Puerto Rican crook, but it's Penn who really steals the show..." Total Film "Penn's spectacularly flashy supporting role marked his best work in a decade."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "An exciting and wildly entertaining romp through a seedy 1970s NYC....This movie has lots of heart and style..."Premiere0.3013094

"...The playful spookiness of Mr. Jackson's direction provides a lively, light touch..." New York Times "...A faithful and visually spectacular adaptation of the first volume in Tolkien's trilogy....RINGS has moment of edge-of-the-seat excitement..." USA Today "...FELLOWSHIP is the real deal, a movie epic that pops your eyes out, piles on thrills and fun, and yet stays intimately attuned to character..."Rolling Stone "...[The film] looks to please the book's legions of fans with its imaginatively scrupulous rendering of the tome's characters and worlds on the screen....McKellen delivers Gandalf with great relish and gusto..." Variety "...Jackson has captured something of the depth, breadth, and melancholy grandeur of Tolkien's vision. And that is magic, indeed..."Box Office "...Jackson has translated the best-loved fantasy novel of our age into a commanding screen adventure, one with a sense of human terror and danger and grit under its nails..." Sight and Sound "...Well-made and well-cast....Masterfully paced and one of those rewarding movies that seems to get better as it progresses..." Hollywood Reporter0.2510912

"...The playful spookiness of Mr. Jackson's direction provides a lively, light touch..." New York Times "...A faithful and visually spectacular adaptation of the first volume in Tolkien's trilogy....RINGS has moment of edge-of-the-seat excitement..." USA Today "...FELLOWSHIP is the real deal, a movie epic that pops your eyes out, piles on thrills and fun, and yet stays intimately attuned to character..."Rolling Stone "...[The film] looks to please the book's legions of fans with its imaginatively scrupulous rendering of the tome's characters and worlds on the screen....McKellen delivers Gandalf with great relish and gusto..." Variety "...Jackson has captured something of the depth, breadth, and melancholy grandeur of Tolkien's vision. And that is magic, indeed..."Box Office "...Jackson has translated the best-loved fantasy novel of our age into a commanding screen adventure, one with a sense of human terror and danger and grit under its nails..." Sight and Sound "...Well-made and well-cast....Masterfully paced and one of those rewarding movies that seems to get better as it progresses..." Hollywood Reporter0.2510912

"...The playful spookiness of Mr. Jackson's direction provides a lively, light touch..." New York Times "...A faithful and visually spectacular adaptation of the first volume in Tolkien's trilogy....RINGS has moment of edge-of-the-seat excitement..." USA Today "...FELLOWSHIP is the real deal, a movie epic that pops your eyes out, piles on thrills and fun, and yet stays intimately attuned to character..."Rolling Stone "...[The film] looks to please the book's legions of fans with its imaginatively scrupulous rendering of the tome's characters and worlds on the screen....McKellen delivers Gandalf with great relish and gusto..." Variety "...Jackson has captured something of the depth, breadth, and melancholy grandeur of Tolkien's vision. And that is magic, indeed..."Box Office "...Jackson has translated the best-loved fantasy novel of our age into a commanding screen adventure, one with a sense of human terror and danger and grit under its nails..." Sight and Sound "...Well-made and well-cast....Masterfully paced and one of those rewarding movies that seems to get better as it progresses..." Hollywood Reporter0.2510912

"...THE TWO TOWERS conjures an illusion of the gravity that you want from an emotionally charged storybook epic..." Entertainment Weekly "...The director's great strength is the confidence with which he translates Tolkien's vision into visual imagery..." Los Angeles Times "...A rare perfect mating of filmmaker and material....[A] beautifully considered epic....The grandeur is astonishing..." New York Times "...Visually dazzling....The RINGS movies are among the most breathtaking achievements in recent cinematic history..." USA Today "...In some respects a more impressive film than its well-received predecessor. Marked by nonstop conflict that Akira Kurosawa would have envied..." Variety "...Jackson keeps the action percolating. The effects astonish..." Rolling Stone "...Peter Jackson has pulled out all the stops....Jackson and his team of homegrown artisans have created an exciting form of digital epic filmmaking..." Film Comment "...The visuals are a real treat; everyone and everything -- particularly the landscape -- looks and feels just right..." Box Office "...THE LORD OF THE RINGS so far stands among the best adaptations of a major work of fantasy ever managed by the cinema..." Sight and Sound0.2510912

"...THE TWO TOWERS conjures an illusion of the gravity that you want from an emotionally charged storybook epic..." Entertainment Weekly "...The director's great strength is the confidence with which he translates Tolkien's vision into visual imagery..." Los Angeles Times "...A rare perfect mating of filmmaker and material....[A] beautifully considered epic....The grandeur is astonishing..." New York Times "...Visually dazzling....The RINGS movies are among the most breathtaking achievements in recent cinematic history..." USA Today "...In some respects a more impressive film than its well-received predecessor. Marked by nonstop conflict that Akira Kurosawa would have envied..." Variety "...Jackson keeps the action percolating. The effects astonish..." Rolling Stone "...Peter Jackson has pulled out all the stops....Jackson and his team of homegrown artisans have created an exciting form of digital epic filmmaking..." Film Comment "...The visuals are a real treat; everyone and everything -- particularly the landscape -- looks and feels just right..." Box Office "...THE LORD OF THE RINGS so far stands among the best adaptations of a major work of fantasy ever managed by the cinema..." Sight and Sound0.2510912